Richard Sherman Changes Twitter Handle to Optimus Prime, and More NFC West News

It appears as if Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is up to his old tricks again. First, it was the Tom Brady "u mad bro" Twitter incident. And now Sherman has changed his name on Twitter to Optimus Prime in preparation for the Detroit Lions' Calvin Johnson on Sunday.

Anyone who has watched Transformers knows that Optimus Prime is the leader of the good guys, and Megatron is his enemy. Of course, No. 25 insists the name change is all fun and games. Not to mention, he swears facing Johnson is no different than any other superstar receiver in the league.

I don’t care who’s out there. It’s the league, boy, they’re going to have a good receiver out there every week, (whether it’s Larry Fitzgerald), Steve Smith, you’ve got Brandon Lloyd. No different. It’s good receivers.

He does have a good point—the NFL has plenty of top-tier wideouts. As Seattle's top cornerback, it's expected that he will cover the opposing team's No. 1 wide receiver. Sherman hasn't yet met a receiver that has gotten the best of him this year.

Pro Football Focus currently has him rated as the fifth-best cornerback in the NFL. Not a bad position to be in considering he's a 24-year-old fifth-round corner out of Stanford.

Even though he was the only starting member of Seattle's secondary not to make it to the Pro Bowl last year, it appears he already has his ticket punched for this year's celebration.

Let's swing around the rest of the NFC West and check out links from other fresh news stories.